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That system is massively overpriced, and a bad choice for a trading system.

Mike

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Need help?1) Stop changing things. No new indicators, charts, or methods. Be consistent with what is in front of you first.2) Start a journaland post to it daily with the trades you made to show your strengths and weaknesses.3) Set goals for yourself to reach daily. Make them about how you trade, not how much money you make.4) Accept responsibility for your actions. Stop looking elsewhere to explain away poor performance.5) Where to start as a trader? Watch this webinar and read this thread for hundreds of questions and answers.6) Help using the forum? Watch this video to learn general tips on using the site.

Assuming that your primary trading machine will also be used light-duty for web surfing and email, but no video games, no media serving, then basically:

Any quad core CPU will be sufficient, even the cheapest ones

8GB of RAM will be sufficient

Windows 7 64-bit

500GB 7200RPM HDD, or bigger, depending how much "other light duty" you intend

External eSATA or USB 1TB hard drive for backup

No on-board video, usually not good for multi-monitor setups

On-board audio is sufficient

nVidia GeForce 9500GT ($75) fanless, dual-DVI is sufficient

Now, if you want three or more monitors, buy two of the video cards. You can get faster CPU, more memory, bigger HDD, better video card, etc etc --- but none of them will make any difference for trading, web browsing, or email. If your trading does involve a lot of backtesting automated strategies, then sure, a faster CPU will save you time. But any quad core CPU will be able to handle dozens and dozens of charts, the bottleneck will not be the CPU at this point.

On another thread someone was asking for recommendations, I found a complete system for under $1,000 on NewEgg that was far, far more "high end" than what I have listed above. I think a trader would get far more use out of spending $1,000 for four high-end 24" monitors and a quad-monitor stand, rather than spending a lot of extra money on the CPU itself.

This is coming from someone who has a massive lab of computer equipment, way overkill x 100 on everything. If you have money to burn or computers is a 'hobby' then sure, go for it. If you just want a reliable trading system, your money is better spent on quality monitors, and 3 or 4 of them Spend your money on a nice desk, and chair, etc. These things will help your trading efficiency far more than a fast computer.

Mike

Due to time constraints, please do not PM me if your question can be resolved or answered on the forum.

Need help?1) Stop changing things. No new indicators, charts, or methods. Be consistent with what is in front of you first.2) Start a journaland post to it daily with the trades you made to show your strengths and weaknesses.3) Set goals for yourself to reach daily. Make them about how you trade, not how much money you make.4) Accept responsibility for your actions. Stop looking elsewhere to explain away poor performance.5) Where to start as a trader? Watch this webinar and read this thread for hundreds of questions and answers.6) Help using the forum? Watch this video to learn general tips on using the site.